Event Brief
France takes nuclear reactors offline amid heatwave
Filed: Jun 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Summary: EDF cut output at nuclear sites on the Seine and Rhone as record heatwave raised river water temperatures.
WHO: EDF
WHAT: EDF took nuclear reactors offline and cut output at sites on the Seine and Rhone due to rising river temperatures.
WHEN: Jun 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
WHERE: France
WHY: Environmental rules protecting river ecosystems required output cuts as water temperatures rose during the heatwave.
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